“Be cunning and don't panic. Rely upon the agility of your wit.”
“don't rely too much upon that unsteady flicker.”
“If you begin to rely upon yourself and become arrogant in your skill, that is the day you will fall.”
“We don't shout 'Don't panic !'towards anyone who's in panic.”
“His defences were all in his wits and cunning, his very instincts of cunning, and when these were abeyance he seemed doubly naked and like a child, of unfinished, tender flesh, and somehow struggling helplessly”
“Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.”